15-letter words containing f, e, i, n, t
- fovea centralis — a small pit or depression at the back of the retina forming the point of sharpest vision.
- fractional note — a banknote in a denomination smaller than the standard unit of currency
- fragmentariness — The quality of being fragmentary.
- fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
- francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
- frankensteinian — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- fraternal twins — one of a pair of twins, not necessarily resembling each other, or of the same sex, that develop from two separately fertilized ova.
- frederick north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- free enterprise — an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
- free throw line — foul line (def 2).
- free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- friar's lantern — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- friend at court — a friend in a position of influence or power who may advance one's interests, especially a helpful person who is close to someone in authority.
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- fringed gentian — a plant of the genus Gentianopsis (or Gentiana), especially G. crinita, having a tubular blue corolla with four fringed petals.
- fringing forest — gallery forest.
- ft-se 100 index — Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index
- full outer join — outer join
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- funeral oration — a formal speech delivered at a funeral
- furniture depot — a shop that sells the movable, generally functional, articles that equip a room, house, etc
- furniture mover — person: removal worker
- furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
- future interest — an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.
- genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- gift of tongues — speaking in tongues.
- give the finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- goodness of fit — the extent to which observed sample values of a variable approximate to values derived from a theoretical density, often measured by a chi-square test
- grade inflation — the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school's academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.
- green footprint — the impact of a building on the environment
- greenfield site — a site located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
- griffith-joyner — Florence, known as Flojo. 1959–98, US sprinter, winner of two gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games
- half wellington — a loose boot extending to just above the ankle and usually worn under the trousers.
- health benefits — positive effects on health
- high definition — a system for screen display of images that are sharper and more detailed than normal, having many more than the standard number of scanning lines per frame: Most TV shows are available in high definition. Abbreviation: HD. See also high-definition television.
- high-definition — High-definition television or technology is a digital system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
- hyperfemininity — the quality of being feminine; womanliness.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- identifiability — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifications — Plural form of identification.
- if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
- immunodeficient — Exhibiting immunodeficiency.
- in (the) future — You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
- in deference to — out of regard or respect for (a person or the person's position or wishes)